I just returned from seeing Richard Linklater’s film Boyhood and I have to say this is a must-see. The film spans 12 years (literally) and you watch the main character, Mason, played by Ellar Coltrane, grow and change from age 6 to age 18. The other characters: Patricia Arquette as Mason’s mother, Ethan Hawke as…
Month: July 2014
KCRW’s Free Gregg Allman Concert
Today we saw Sturgill Simpson and his band and then Gregg Allman and his band. This was all free from the public radio station, KCRW. It was an incredibly well-organized free concert with lots of parking, food trunks and clean portable toilets. The music was excellent and the acoustics were great. Gregg Allman’s voice was as…
5-Star Honey-Sweetened Oatmeal Banana Muffins
1/2 cup coconut oil 2 eggs 1 cup mashed bananas (3 or 4 medium-sized bananas) 1/2 warmed honey 1/4 cup yogurt 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup unbleached whole wheat flour 1/2 cup ground flaxseed meal 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup chopped peanuts Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease 18 muffin…
Today with Luna
This is a short blog tonight. Granddaughter Luna was here for most of the day and I’m beat. Of course, I had a wonderful time having her here. There is nothing like her sweet face to make me feel completely happy. Here are some pictures to chronicle our day together: Luna with Grandpa Heading…
A Practice in Imitation
I am experimenting with a new way to get myself unstuck in reference to a novel I’ve been working on. I have imitated the beginning of a favorite novel of mine: Snow Falling on Cedars, but have substituted one of my main characters and have changed the lines to reflect my character, not Guterson’s. Also,…
Tonight at the Foundation Room at House of Blues on Sunset Blvd.
Our friend, Monte Malone, invited Ray and me to come hear some of the new talent that he’s working with at A & R Worldwide. They were playing at the Foundation Room at the House of Blues. Here were the performers: This is a great venue to hear these acts. Here is a…
Full of Grace
There is a little girl at our church whose name is Grace. Her mom brings her periodically to the Breakfast Club, where we prepare a hardy and nutritious breakfast for anybody who comes through the door on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month. We usually feed anywhere between 100 to 200 people, who…
Skin and Scars
My skin is a conduit of memory. One soft touch takes me back to my sweet high school boyfriend, the first male to every caress me; one harsh squeeze reminds me of one of my college boyfriends, the only person who ever physically hurt me; one stroke on my back connects me to my mother…
Blue…
Stuck Day. Can’t think of anything to write. Instead, I’ll fulfill my 20 minutes by thinking of things that are blue. I realize this isn’t interesting. It is simply what I could come up with at this late hour after a long day. Blue jays, blue high-heeled shoes, blue crayons, blue mood, blueberries, bluebells, Bluebell…
Supermoon over the Pacific Tonight
Today, Ray and I worked in Montecito (south of Santa Barbara) on an estate that we’ll be selling for a woman there who has lots of great antiques and collectables. Tonight, we drove home via the Pacific Coast Highway and had the treat of seeing the “supermoon” as it rose above the ocean. Here are a…
20 Minutes a Day 